Bosco Ntaganda, DR Congo's 'Terminator' warlord, in ICC custody

Bosco Ntaganda, the infamous Congolese warlord nicknamed "The Terminator," is now in the hands of the International Criminal Court.

A picture taken on January 11, 2009 shows rebel leader and war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda. The International Criminal Court took him into custody on March 22, 2013. (LIONEL HEALING/AFP/Getty Images)

Bosco "The Terminator" Ntaganda, a rebel leader wanted for war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court.

Ntaganda "surrendered himself voluntarily" and is on his way to the ICC's detention center in The Hague, the court said in a statement today.

It is the first time any suspect has handed himself in to the ICC.

Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called it "a good day for victims in the DRC and for international justice."

The development follows Ntaganda's surprise decision to surrender to the US embassy in Rwanda earlier this week. Neither the US nor Rwanda had an obligation to hand him over, but he specifically requested that he be transferred to the ICC, American authorities said.